Building construction



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E. P. LARRY ETAL BUILDING oNsTRUcTIoN Filed April 531-1926 29- /av1 7 [/.9 w a I' V 9 2/ HI 2/ i;

A A/aa [all Patented Sept. V21, 1926.

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: eintrag. srarai. rerE-NTQFFCE "EDWARD P; LARRY Ann CHARLES WVTALENV, or nsw oRLEANs; Louisiana. t

BUILDING censuratiorion."v

Application sied Aprii 5, 1926. serial no. 99,803.

Our present invention pertains to build. ing constructions of the hollow tile or -concrete type and it contemplates the provision of a simple and inexpensive ready made.' pier,tfootin'g or wall that 1s adapted to be.

produced at-one point or plantandfsetA up at any desired place and this without the employment of skilled or expensive labor.

- The invention further contemplates `t ie provision of a foundation or footing thatis at once easily and readily assembled thereby eliminating-*the necessity of waiting for the concrete or other Vlike material to dry and at the same time doingv away with the necessity for building concrete formsat the lacea building or other structure'is `to e erectedf Other objects and advantageous features of the invention will be fully' understood from the following description and claims Y when the same'are read in connection with the drawings ,accompanying andjforming partV of this invention, in which Figure 1 is a sectional view showing our novel foundation or footing assembled and a portion ofthe hollow'A concrete blocks mounted thereon Vwith one of the blocks positioned above the structure and about to be placed in position on an adjacent block. Figure 2-is a sectional view ltaken in the plane indicated by the line and looking in the direction ofthe arrows. Figure 3 is a perspective view of a portion 'ofV one of the foundation piers7 or slabs.- f .f

Figure 4 is a ldetail perspective viewl in inverted plane showingone of the slabs i'n terposed between the piers andone ofthe piers and blocks, to be used ars-a damp slab. Figure 5 isan invertedviewof one of the blocks.v y Y Y Figure 6 is a modified form of block locking construction. Y y Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in Figures 1 to 5 in.- clusive, to which we will first refer. K

Our novel construction comprises'the footings having a vbase portion 7 and a lowerground or earthv engaging portion 8 andthe said foot-ing is provided with a portion 9 and extending upwardly are bars 10.

Adapted to rest on the bars 10 is a slab 13 having the channels or groves 12 and the bars 10 are adaptedto seat inthe channels 12. The footing 7 .is hollow .for the sake of reducing the expense thereof Withoutl Q-Z of Figure 1 affecting its strength and 'thebarsnot only: enablethe footing to take Careof vibra# tion butatthe same time greatly ,i reduce the expense of thevfootingwhile they also. provide means for locking'the series offoot ings to yeach other. vAdapted to bemounted on the slab 13 is a footing 11 similar to thefooting 17. with the exception that the 1 footing y11 'does not extend quite as wide as the footing `7 thereby producing stepsY at the edges ofl the footings and also prevent- 'ing the pier from becoming top heavy.

The slab Qafis similar to the slab 13 and the bars 1O=l are similar tothe .bars 10.

Adaptedvto engage the bars `10a is fa slab-13` having the channels or grooves 1 4 and I adapted to be mounted on the slab 13 ina hollow `block 15. The lblocks 15 are pro'- vided with channels 2O on one surfacel and with keys 19 on their upper ends.V These keys -19 are adapted to engage 'the channels 2O of an opposing block to prevent sliding Or other; movement of the blocks 'withfrespect to each other. Theblocks are `hollow throughout as, indicated byV l16 and lthe blocksas 'well as the piers are provided with" arcentral aperture 17; which aperture is arranged to register with the aperturepof anopposing element andafter a pier, wall or footing is assembled in the `manner shown and througheach of the apertures. This is in Figure 1, a rod isdrivenin-to the ground one of'the-waysyin which-'the wall maybe constructed but we preferthat infbuilding a pier kor wall that a trench be dug lto receiver thevv base" 7 `and lfooting 8 thereof. After this has been dug therod is vdriven in to the .earth so that is is' rigidly anchored and then eac-h of the elements in proper ro-V 1 tation are dropped over the-rodand through weight of the elements will' permit of this operation and it can be seen thatafter thel blocks and piers have been produced at a plant the matter of assembling the elements.

and un!vr f and bottom ofthe f Athe aperture 17V of veach element. The

carried out with respectto the blocks.l The bars arereenforcingpbars placed inV the lconcreteY While being poured into the forniy w In Figure 6 We have slightly elaborated yon the llockingV of they blocks to'each other standing bar formed on the footing;

wherein Uvv'e provide the blocks With tivo Vgrooves/2Oa that engage two keys 19a. In

the construction` shown in Figure 6, the block l5 is provided With the end key 19 and an opposing block is Vsimilarly con- 'struct-ed.' Each of these blocks is also proL vided `with the `groove 20, similar to that inthe preferred construction While the block 15'1 is provided 'Withkeys l-Qand channels a. This construction is used Where; itfis desired to form a 'Wall of the hollow-blocks and the positioning of theblocksis similar tothe Well known manner of building brick walls that is vto have ends of tivo blocks meetand rest upon the` centerjof one block.

kThe construction illustrated and 'described constitute the preferred embodiments of our Vinvention but vWe'i'vould distinctly have it understood that We reserve to ourselves the right to make such changes or modifications in" the future practice ofthe invention Vas fairly fall Within the scope of the claims appended.'

1 IVe Would distinctly" have it understood` that' the slabs or members T9, and the bars lO aisclearly 'shoivn iii-Figures 2 and 3 vareV molded in one piece, and vthativeprovide' channels korgroo'vesin thebot'tom of each of the members 9* as illustrated. These channels or' grooves are 'onthe underside of each vof the 'members 9 and Vin constructing the meinbe'i'sr) vsoinejhave the grooves or channels riinniiigf'V in one direction and vothers in the opposite directionV so as tocon- Vfornito and receive the bars of the member 9directlybelow.A As stated every alternate member 9- ha's `the lchannels running VKin similar directions With grooves running the same direction tol'conforni to and receive the bars runningfin anop'posite direction'fimmediately beneath Y Y c l It Dl'llffegt that thg congt'ulcjton ivill materially add tothe finished Work and ivill also Vprovide ii'ninovabl'e and perfect 'foundation l Yreceive the barsof the footing, la second footing constructed similar te the first footing but smaller in length and adapted to rest on the slab, a second slab adapted toengage the bars of the'sccond footing, a series of hollow blocks adapted to engage the slab that is mounted on the second footing, means for iocking the blocks to each other and consisting of keys formed in the lower end of one block to enga-ge slots in the upper surface of an 'opposing block; the .Second footing, slab-s and blocks having a longi tudinal central aperture therein that registers with the aperture of the first lfoot-ing and a rod adapted to pass through all of the apertures and in to the surface on which 'the lower footing rests to lock the elements to each other and to the surface. f

2. Ei' building construction con'iprising a series of hollow piers, bars formed on the piers, slabs having channels therein and adapted to engageV the bars, channels-formed in theundersideof the'slabs and running in one direction 'whereby grooves are formed in ua similar direction,V channels formed -i'n some of the slabsin fa directionfopposi'te Vto the first channels; said slabs adapted to be positioned With respect 'to cach other Whereby Ythe channels of opposingslab's'run in opposite directions, blocks V having .channels therein and adapted to beinounteid on the piers, reen'forcing ine-ans' arranged in lthev bars and blocks and means for locking thel blocks andv piers together and at the same 4time securely hold the elements with respect i vto the ground. l

In testimony fvvhe'reof 'We have hereuntov set our hands.

EDWARD LARRY. I y orninLEs, e. W,V innert, 

